Hi, my name is Saanvi and I am a cabinet member for the 2025 Oregon kid governor program. I’m very excited to write my fourth blog about how I got to meet a senator.
I recently got an invitation from Senator Janeen Sollman to visit the Capitol. We drove to Salem with a lot of morning traffic but made it just in time. When we got to the Capital there was a speech happening right in front, so we had to sneak around but managed to get inside. Once inside, we had to go through the security and after that through these “gold” elevators to the second floor. We went to Senator Sollman’s office, but she wasn’t there yet. Instead, I noticed someone familiar, and it happened to be one of the HSD school board members. After chatting a bit, we saw Senator Sollman. We went into her office, and I gave her a painting that I made as a gift. Then we sat and I talked about my platform, 3-point plan, and what I did in the past 5 months. She seemed very enthusiastic about my platform and gave me a lot of ideas.
After the meeting with Senator Sollman, we got a tour of the capital by the HSD board member. We got to see a hearing room where people can testify for a law to be passed. As we were walking, we ran into Representative Susan McLain. Then we were escorted to the Senate Chamber since Senator Sollman gave me courtesy. It was super exciting, as I got to sit right next to Senator Sollman. In the courtesy, Senator Sollman introduced me and then shared my platform, 3-point plan, and my work over the last 5 months. At the end of the courtesy tour, meeting Senator Sollman and Representative McLain, I don’t think I could be happier!